ONBOARD Magazine winter 2019

CARIBBEAN
Beach Bay on the south west coast of the
island, south of the capital city of Roseau
and immediately north of the boundaries of
the (SSMR) Soufiere Scottshead Marine
Reserve.”What do I love most about my
island? The nature and natural sites of the
island...which sync with the friendliness of
its people. The very strong heritage and
cultural background that make us who we
are!” You don’t want to miss the diving,
snorkelling and whale watching in this spot
of the world.
St. Maarten
Simon Manley, from Shore Support
hitchhiked/sailed to the island 30 years
ago, and captained yachts between the
Caribbean and the US East coast for a few
years before staying for a summer and really
enjoying it. He says, “I got a challenging and
interesting job as the Caribbean Manager
for Sunsail and the Moorings which kept
me travelling throughout the islands
but using St Maarten/St Martin as my
home base.” His favourite two locations
are two of the Anguillas outer islands
– Dog Island and Scrub Island. He also
suggests a climb up the active volcano
Mount Scenery (887m) on Saba Island.
Saba is Dutch and Mount Scenery is the
highest point of the entire Netherlands.
Pre-hurricane Irma, the St.Martin would
have about 400 yachts over 80ft visiting
the area and this year Manley expects
about 75% of that. Says Manley, “I love the
diversity of the region. It’s cosmopolitan
with French, Dutch, Antillean etc and also
diverse with peaceful and relatively remote
spots, busy St Maarten, and classy and
chic St Barths.”
Antigua
Nick Line, Managing Director of Anchor
Concierge & Super Yacht Services Ltd
at Falmouth Harbour Marina didn’t know
where Antigua was when he answered a
ANTIGUA IS STILL A VERY TYPICAL CARIBBEAN
ISLAND AND NOT SPOILT BY HIGH RISE DEVELOPMENT.
IT HAS SOME GREAT ANCHORAGES AND SHELTERED
BAYS, ALONG WITH STUNNING VIEWS AND A HISTORY
job advert in 1987. He spent a stint in
Spain before returning again in 2004. It’s
hard to name a favourite spot, there are
too many and the islands are too diverse
to compare; The British, the Dutch, the
French and the US Virgin Islands. But he
knows why he loves Antigua, ‘It is still a
very typical Caribbean island and not spoilt
by high rise development. It has some great
anchorages and sheltered bays, along with
stunning views and a great history.”
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
St.Vincent, says Samuel Andrews of Sam
Taxi Tours Ltd, is a lush green island,
very sunny, inhabited by friendly people.
CASA DE CAMPO
A superyacht marina located 7km away
from the La Romana International Airport,
and part of the huge 7,000 acre Casa de
Campo Resort including three 18 hole golf
courses, heliport, luxury villas for sale or rent
and a five star hotel. The Marina offers 16’ of
draft for vessels of up to 250’ LOA with three
alternative mooring systems for vessels of
different sizes. As an official ‘Port of Entry’
to the Dominican Republic Customs and
Immigration facilities are available onsite
24hrs with personalised assistance. The
excellent shoreside facilities at the marina
include banks, a good supermarket
with gourmet provisioning, a range of
international restaurants, various café bars,
3 screen cinema complex, yacht concierge
services, cigar shop, designer boutiques,
jewelry stores and a pharmacy.
For more details Tel: +1 866 860 5472
or visit www.casadecampo.com.do
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